Kamuya Surname
Approximately 1,084 people bear this surname
Kamuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 761 | 1:60,683 | 5,930 |
| Zambia | 192 | 1:82,552 | 6,971 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kamuya (365) may also be a first name.
Kamuya Demographics
Kamuya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamuya (Hindi: कमूय) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamuya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 339,249th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,722,828 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kamuya reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kamuya is also the 455,540th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 365 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 761 people, or 1 in 60,683. In Kenya Kamuya is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 73 percent reside, Machakos County, where 14 percent reside and Muranga County, where 5 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Kamuya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kamuya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamuya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamuya in the Hindi language | ||
| कमूय | kamuya | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamuya
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